DALLAS, TX.- An important private collection of sculpture – including Grand Tournesol (La Fleur Polychrome), 1952 by Fernand Léger (est. $300,000+) and nearly 50 paintings and prints by Roy Lichtenstein – highlight Heritage Auctions’ Nov. 8 Modern & Contemporary Art Signature® Auction in Dallas. The auctions’ thoughtfully curated selection possesses outstanding examples from the earliest achievements in Modern Art to exceptional works by living artists such as Robert Indiana and Ed Ruscha.

“This auction is in fact a very important survey of art history,” said Frank Hettig, Director of Modern & Contemporary Art at Heritage. “From Pablo Picasso’s early engraving to a wide survey of work by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, collectors are presented with masterpieces from every era and style.”

Leger’s Grand Tournesol (La Fleur Polychrome), a grand sculpture that captures the artist’s awareness of architectural space and the urban landscape, is offered in situ in at the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal in Montreal, Canada, as are three additional sculptures: Hommage à Eiffel, circa 1989, by César (est. $200,000+); Jim Dine’s Three Hearts on the Rocks, 2002 (est. $300,000+); and Conversation IV, 2007, by Jaume Plensa (est. $100,000+).

Dine’s Venus at Sunset, 1983 (est. $150,000+) is a carved and painted composite acrylic sculpture in five parts representing the iconic Greek statue, a recurring theme in the artist’s work for nearly 30 years.

Le Repas Frugal (from La Suite des Saltimbanques), 1904 by Pablo Picasso (est. $100,000) is recognized as a technical achievement. Printed from the edition of 250 by Ambroise Vollard, the work is one of the most indelible images of his long and influential artistic career despite the fact it was created when Picasso was just 22 years old.

The auction includes a mini-retrospective of American pop artist Roy Lichtensten, beginning with Water Lilies with Cloud, 1992 (est. $150,000+) and Water Lilies - Blue Lily Pads, 1992 (est. $100,000+). Nearly 50 works celebrate the artist’s unique perspective on stylistic appropriation, composition, and graphic simplicity, such as View from the Window, 1985 (est. $80,000+); Sweet Dreams Baby! (from 11 Pop Artistsportfolio), 1965 (est. $70,000+), and La Sortie, 1990 (est. $40,000+).

Work by modern masters include Untitled, 1990, by Jack Goldstein (est. $50,000+), making its auction debut after more than a decade in a private, Los Angeles collection. Untitled, 1990, is one of the last significant paintings from the reclusive Canadian artist whose work has gained a new appreciation.

Additional highlights include, but are not limited by:

• Yield Brother Frank, 1991 by Robert Indiana (est. $100,000+).

• Eva Mudocci, 1984 by Andy Warhol, a unique screenprint on paper (est. $80,000+).

• Sunset, Fairfax, 2003 by Ed Ruscha, a wonderful acrylic on paper work from 2003 marking the titular intersection of Los Angeles (est. $90,000+), is one of 10 pieces by the artist in the auction.

• Two works by Contemporary Chinese artist Lui Liu: Existence vs. Experience, 1995 (est. $15,000+) and Man in the Moon, 1995 (est. $15,000+).